Ophthalmic mounting



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OPHTHALMI C MOUNTING Filed March 17, 1954 a y ///%W IN VEN TOR Patented July 23, 1935 r 2,009,012

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE OPHTHALMIC MOUNTING Jacob Kane, Rochester, N. Y. Application March 17, 1934, Serial No. 716,131 4 Claims. (Cl. 88-43) My present invention relates to optics and more 8 to follow the contour of the rims and their tips particularly to eye glasses and spectacles, and it fitted to abut element 6 where all the parts are has for itsobject to provide an ophthalmic mountsoldered together to finally produce an integral ing of the metallic type, such as a spectacle, that structure. Both elements are also preferably 5 can be fitted accurately to the nose of the wearer bowed outwardly, as shown in the plan view, to 5 and the lens frames or rims of which will be conrelieve contact with the brow. nected with great rigidity so that the mounting This connection 6--! is not essentially a bridge will be strong and durable and the lensaxes and at all in this art as it does not contact the nose, pupillary distance maintained accurately at all the other means being provided for this pur- 10 times. A further object of the invention is to pose, but it isastrong truss connection that holds 10 produce a mounting having these characteristics the lenses by their rims with the greatest rigidity which will, at the same time, be very light in and against strains in all directions. It is prefweight and pleasing in appearance. erable not to accurately superpose the two truss To these and other ends, the invention resides elements of the bridge but to offset them slightly in certain improvements and combinations of relatively from front to rear, as appears in Figs. 15 parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully de- 2 and 3, so that their flexing points are different scribed, the novel features being pointed out in agai st hori o l S the claims at the end of this specification. It may not be necessary in some instances to In the drawing; provide the portions 8 for a bearing of the lower Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a spectacle mountmembers against the i s, e d t er b n 20 ing constructed in accordance with and illus si p y soldered to the Tim at the Point Of e trating one embodiment of my invention; section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; I claim as my invention:

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section taken on 1. In an ophthalmic mounting, the combination the line 33 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direcwith a pair f metallic 19115 frames, f a pair of 25 tion of the arrows; nose grips, and a metallic bridge arranged on- Fig. l is a detail front view of the upper tirely above and independently of the said nose bridge member, and grips and of the wearer's nose and brows, said Fig. 5 is a detail front view of the lower bridge bridge embodying a upp r element r gidly conmember. nected to the tops of the lens frames substantially 30 Similar reference numerals throughout the tangentially thereof Spaced therefrom, a several Views indicate the som arte lower element also connecting the same, the two Referring more particularly to the drawing, I elements constituting a truss construction rigidly indicates the usual metallic lens frames or rims connectin t le f ames.

grooved to receive the ground edges of the lenses An p th lm c mounting in accordance with 35 and having temples 2 pivoted thereon at 3, as i claim 1 further characterized by the fact that the customary. At their proximate sides the rims are lower bridge element is arched p y in e fitted with suitable guard arms 4 carrying the enee the pp elementusual or any preferred type nose pads 5. Above An Ophthalmic m u in o da ce With th d l positioned so th t t is l above claim 1 further characterized by the fact that 40 the nose of the wearer is a bridge piece consisting e w r e ement is provided with upturned ends of an upper element 6 and lower l t 1, laid against the frames andwith their tips meeting Both elements are composed of light strong metal, the upper bridge memberpreferably of the cross sectional area shown in An Ophthalmic mounting in cc da ce with Fig 3, h upper element 5 i substantially iclaim 1 further characterized by the fact that 45 zontal, extends tangentially tothe two rims of both bridge elements e bowed forwardly with one and its ends are fitted to and soldered upon u va s on different radii to pr du a t ussin the tops of these rims. The lower element 1 is function in ehol'izentel p e al spaced from the upper element but bowed up- I wardly toward it. Its ends are bent upwardly at C B A E. 50 

